Polishing Your Fellowship Application for Clarity, Concision, and Cohesion F24
Description
One of the challenges of fellowship writing is how to use the space allotted to communicate clearly and concisely. This hands-on workshop will provide participants with tips and practice on how to edit text without losing the integrity of their ideas.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
• Learn editing tips and strategies
• Practice editing sample texts for concision, clarity, and cohesion
• Apply one or two techniques to a short sample of their own work
Instructions
To make the workshop as productive as possible, please identify 2-4 paragraphs of your fellowship application that you would like to improve. (A draft is fine).
Facilitator
This workshop will be led by Sarah Wolfson, a Course Lecturer at the McGill Writing Centre with ten years of experience teaching composition and academic writing.
Date, Time, & Location
This workshop will be offered online via Zoom on Friday, 27 September 2024, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. You will receive the Zoom link in a confirmation email once you register.